Graves 33

Blunted. It's the first thing that came to my mind while bumping Smoke Filled Rooms by Graves 33. I had mostly understood Graves 33 to be a rapper out of the Northwest. I was surprised to find him to be a more-than-capable beastronaut.

When Graves 33 isn't rapping, he's cooking up some chilled-out, methodical meditators. This is the kind of instrumental hip hop record that should have you breaking out your McGuyver manual on how to connect a gas mask to your three-footer. Create a smoke-filled room, you hotboxing little fucker, you. Go to fucking lalaland with this one.

Give yourself a Dude Lebowski moment. Because you fucking deserve it.

In addition to Graves' generous offering of 16 tracks for ten bucks… he also has thrown in the non-exclusive rights to use his beats over your rapping, or a producer fiending to get your Crystal Method mash-up on, or as the soundtrack to your next "911 was an inside job" Youtube video.

I am, of course, just kidding. In all honesty this is something you could really do. For your ten bucks you can use Graves' beats for whatever you want to use them for, as long as you credit him and send him a copy. Here is the official statement:

All tracks Produced and Arranged by Graves 33 in the comfort of his home in Seattle Washington. Mastered by Twin Pillars. Upon purchase of this full instrumental album you not only become a listener of this full album but you are cordially invited to non-exclusively use its properties in your works. If you are a songwriter or musician you can feel free to write and record to these tracks or use them in live performances. If you are a film maker you are welcome to use these soundscapes in your films and videos. If you are a DJ I advocate using these beats in your routines or for remixes. If you are a video game designer you could also bring new life to these gems. You can download it in full hi resolution WAV files or MP3 formats. I only ask three easy things of you… 1. You must first and foremost pay the asking price of 10 dollars to legally obtain your copy… 2. You must give me, Graves 33 and the album Smoke Filled Rooms production credit in your liner notes or film credits… and finally… 3. You must send me proof or physical copies of what you end up creating with it.

Can someone please throw "Seduction on the Silver Screen" under a homemade porno and send it to him? And me?

In addition to this generousness (insanity? brilliance?), Graves 33 has decided to film a video (for free) alongside whichever one of you rain-drenched and sun-starved Northwesterners utilizes one of the tracks from Smoke Filled Rooms the bestest. Makes this Southern Californian want to buy an umbrella and relocate further north...almost.